dwight eisenhower, 73, reagan and clinton, 72, george w. bush, 52, nixon 51, friday, obanna in the gallup powell, 48% job approval. the country is narrowly divided, bitterly divided in spl respects. there are big issues and the question is whether the president tries to bring people together or follows a pattern of confrontation and conflict. >> karl, on the issue of immigration, your old boss, george w. bush tried to bring people together and didn't manage to do it. president obama may have an easier path than former president bush did because of the changing demographics and the pressure that the republicans are feeling from the latino community? >> well, remember, president bush worked in a bipartisan fashion, john mccain, republican. ted kennedy, the lead sponsor, a democrat, president bush working in concerts 3 years. i would remind you, president obsmga was one of the people in the senate who voted to kill that bipartisan immigration reform, voting for every killer amendment offered up by the labor union. there is an element in the re